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TI-2025-08501 Aliases CVE-2025-9274GHSA-4683-7mch-jpwj

Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer IMS File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code…

Priority LOW 35CWE-824Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer IMS File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of IMS files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21657.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00227 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Oxford InstrumentsImaris Viewer10.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Imaris Viewer VendorOxford Instruments Affected 10.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oxinst:imaris_viewer:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableOxinst
  • cpe:2.3:a:oxinst:imaris_viewer:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oxinst

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9274
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4683-7mch-jpwj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-08502 Out-of-bounds write in Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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